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Retro PC gaming on Windows 10, technical aspects, flight sims and space sims a speciality
F22 Air Dominance Fighter part 2: PCem build
This is the second F22 Air Dominance Fighter (F22 ADF) article. This article will be using PCem v17 to build a virtual machine that can be used to build an F22 ADF release and to optionally play it as well.
1 day ago14 min read
VirtualMIDISynth and MIDIMapper
A quick guide on using the CoolSoft MIDIMapper and why you may want to use it.
5 days ago3 min read
MiG Alley: Skins & things
This is an update covering various things discovered or changes since the last MiG Alley article.
Nov 611 min read
Head tracking with Opentrack & AITrack
This is a quick article briefly discussing the use of Opentrack and AITrack.
Nov 42 min read
Controllers and retro sims part 6: vJoy & Joystick Gremlin
A discussion on the use of vJoy and Joystick Gremlin as an alternative to vendor profiling software or native controller support within sims.
Nov 37 min read
Falcon 4.0 part 4: Understanding the F4Patch utility
Time to take a look at the F4Patch utility.
Aug 126 min read
Tachyon: On 'The Fringe' and in the 'Re'Shade
A guide to enhancing and running Tachyon: The Fringe in Windows 10 with dgVoodoo2 and ReShade.
Jul 88 min read
Hardwar. The future is Windows & ReShade
A guide to running the 1998 Software refinery space sim/shooter, 'Hardwar. The future is greedy' in Win10.
Jul 58 min read
Jane's Longbow 2/Anthology: Rocketing into PCem
A guide to running Jane's Longbow 2 and Jane's Longbow Anthology under PCem emulation.
Jun 813 min read
Jetfighter III: Tech refresh 2025
This guide covers running Jetfighter III in DOSBox Staging with 3DFX Glide and using VirtualMIDISynth with DOSBox-X.
Apr 254 min read
DOSBox Staging and VirtualMIDISynth
A guide to adding VirtualMIDISynth to DOSBox Staging. This guide briefly covers installation, configuration and usage.
Apr 203 min read
Amiga emulation with WinUAE
This is a general purpose guide on setting up Amiga emulation with the WinUAE emulator.
Feb 186 min read
TM TARGET scripting: Easy trimming
I recently received an email from a fellow flight sim fan, Kurt, who wanted to share his Thrustmaster TARGET script for easy trimming.
Feb 82 min read
Playnite and modern DOSBox variants
This is a guide on integrating modern variants of DOSBox, like DOSBox Staging or DOSBox-X with the Playnite game launcher.
Jan 196 min read
Falcon 3.0: Running Gold Falcon Utilities in DOSBox Staging
A guide to cover installation and setup of the Gold Falcon Utilities to work under DOSBox Staging.
Jan 184 min read
Falcon 3.0: Unofficial mods & tools
A look at the unofficial mods and tools that have been created for Falcon 3.0, MiG-29 and Hornet, over the years.
Dec 6, 202414 min read
Joint Strike Fighter (Windows 10 & DxWrapper)
A guide on running the Eidos/Innerloop classic sim, Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) natively in Windows 10 with DxWrapper.
Nov 10, 20245 min read
EF2000 Updated Part 2: Installation
The steps to create an installation of EF2000, installing the EF2000 base game, the TACTCOM upgrade and 3DFX GFX+ patch.
Oct 24, 20246 min read
KA-52 Team Alligator: Running in Windows 10
A guide to running the Simis Limited sim, KA-52 Team Alligator, natively in Windows 10.
Oct 1, 20244 min read
The difficult child: Running Jane's AH-64D Longbow (3dfx/Glide) in Windows 10
How to run the Windows 3dfx/Glide versions of Longbow Gold and Longbow Anthology natively in Windows 10.
Sep 22, 20248 min read
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